Prizes Draw Gamblers, Government Interest Too

Sitting on the train in the evening on the way back home from work, there is little that can distract a working man or woman from the book in lap or music playing in the ears. But 9 out of 10 commuters, tired as may be, will lean over a little closer to the seats in front of them or across the aisle if the people there were to mention a million dollars. With online casino games jackpots reaching such sums and surpassing them too the industry is drawing everybodys attention.

A poker tournament in Sydney, a growing environment for poker games, now found all across the citys pubs, is about to launch a game in which the prize pool will exceed a million dollars. The $1.1 million game will involve 220 players and draw 8000 others to the Luna Park where it will be played.

Hundreds of competitors is a large number for a single tournaments, as is in this case. But it makes for only a fraction of the poker club members in Sydney, Australia and the entire world. The poker world is growing in large strides, with 400,000 Australians joining in a period that stretches from 18 months ago. With the member totals, so do the jackpot totals grow and the entire industry steps up a notch, or two.

It is in everybodys interest to keep the game under control, regulated, fun and safe. Not only for you, the player, who must double check the site you join and assure you are in legit territory, so do the biggest tournament operators ask the governments help in regulating the market. Indeed, the government accepted the invitation and has been running, in Australia as well as elsewhere in the world, to review the market in response to the growing popularity of poker tournaments," as an Australian regulator said last week.

With poker changing and growing, new games and higher prizes at stake, and until final, rigid and set regulations are introduced, we recommend you check around before joining in and thus earn a fair and square chance to win and win big.